Introduction; General; System Description; Breezenet Ds.11 Compatibility And Standards - Alvarion BreezeNET DS.11 User Manual

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General

This chapter describes the scope of this manual and the main features of the
BreezeNET BU-DS.11 (Wireless Base Unit) and RB-DS.11 (Wireless Remote
Bridge).
Also in this chapter: relevant standards, compatibility issues, product functionality
and use of the DS (Direct Sequence) WLAN.

1.2 System Description

The BreezeNET DS.11 Wireless Base Unit and Wireless Remote Bridge are
designed to provide long range point-to-multipoint links for outdoor applications.
The products use direct sequence, spread spectrum radio technology operating at a
frequency of 2.4 – 2.4835 GHz, a part of the FCC's unlicensed Industrial, Science,
Medical (ISM) band. Data is transmitted at rates of up to 11 Mbps, providing
network users with full 10BaseT Ethernet speeds.

1.2.1 BreezeNET DS.11 Compatibility and Standards

BreezeNET DS.11 products are compatible with the following standards and are
interoperable with other IEEE 802.11b compatible, 2.4 GHz direct sequence
products.
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN
IEEE 802.3 10BaseT Ethernet
IEEE 802.1Q and 802.1P virtual LAN transparent
DHCP for automatic IP address assignment
SNMP for system management
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